The prospects for change are not without hope in Bangladesh.
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has found the involvement of eight police personnel, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, in crimes, including killings, committed during last year’s mass uprising in the capital’s Chankharpool area.
Last year, 17-year-old Nur Mostofa, like many of his peers, took to the streets, standing shoulder to shoulder with the masses to protest the killings of hundreds at the hands of law enforcers during the July uprising and to demand the resignation of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Pahela Baishakh is the biggest non-communal and soulful festival of Bangalees.
Democracy, though globally dominant since the fall of communism, is far from a one-size-fits-all system.
Right now, there are two major issues: progress of reforms, and the prospect of election
The 1971 Liberation War was the culmination of a long struggle for a democratic, secular, and egalitarian society.
BNP’s adversarial politics hurts more because it was expected to lead a new culture of politics.
The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council
Full version of UN fact-finding report
Holding photographs of the deceased, protesters accused the government of indifference and neglect
The exemption covers fees, consultancy charges, and hotel accommodation
In the history of Bangladesh’s formation and its war against the military-bureaucratic regime of Pakistan, the 1969 mass uprising is a significant milestone.
International rights group says incumbents dealing with a highly politicised state machinery
According to a Child Rights Advocacy Coalition of Bangladesh report, at least 121 children were killed by law enforcement and other agencies during the uprising.
Police arrest hospitals staffers and a doctor for the death of a protester shot by law enforcers
The proclamation of the July uprising will be a profound declaration of justice, resilience, and rebirth.
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
To speak of politics in 2024 is also to recall the entire history of political culture that has unfolded in Bangladesh since 1972.
